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けいこうぎゅうご
Meanings
Expression
Four character compound
1. better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond
Alt. forms
鶏けい口こう牛ぎゅう後ご
けいこうぎゅうご
Composed of
Schnabel eines Hahnes (in der Formulierung keikō to naru mo gyūgo to narunakare.鶏口となるとも牛後となるなかれ = Lieber der Schnabel eines Hahnes als der Schwanz eines Ochsen werden.)
rump of a cow